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Truth be told, I’ve always been a sucker for strong lines and geometry in photos, but I’d never been able to quite capture it the way I see it in my mind. This is one of those shots that required a fair bit of patience for the right person to walk across the right connecting bridge below. Worth it, I think!

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So it turns out that the Paris metro rail system is a whole lot older than I thought, at nearly 120 years old. Who would have thought that the technology was there to start such a project in 1896? There were also multiple private companies competing over the years, which has led to multiple “ghost stations” that have since been shut down when the entire system eventually got consolidated. Fascinating, huh? Either way, I’m glad that they kept a lot of the old signage, which gives the whole place an amazing atmosphere.

This was taken at Place De La Nation, which is one of the squares towards the Eastern side of Paris. Apparently Nation was infamous for having had the most active guillotines during the French Revolution. There’s a massive bronze statue in the middle of the square (that you can see peeking through the flowers) that was erected as a personification of the Republic to mark the centenary of the French Revolution.

Fun fact: the statue faces towards the Bastille. Or, more accurately, where the Bastille used to be. Can I just say that I wish Europeans weren’t so angry back in the day? So much was destroyed and lost forever…

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So, I do realise that it’s been an exceedingly long time since I’ve posted anything on this blog and that it has once again fallen victim to yet another long, unannounced hiatus and for that I apologise. On the other hand, a lot of things have happened this year!

Here’s a quick summary:

Started working full time

Got married

Went on honeymoon around Europe

…Am still working full time.

I came back from our honeymoon with a very large number of photos, one of which is above. We landed in Paris, and the one of the first things I noticed was that the architecture over there is absolutely gorgeous. I think this photo was taken in Nation, one of the less touristy areas of Paris, but it was still stunning (albeit a little dirty).

I’ll be posting more photos from our trip around Europe… hopefully more frequently than 9-monthly.

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Sorry about the lack of updates recently, but I’ve been in the middle of moving to a new unit. The moving part was hard enough, but then there was the whole setting-up process. It involved a lot of Swedish fake wood from Ikea and a ton of assembling. Anyway, here are some photos from my new place. Catch you around in 2015!

Before I forget, happy new year to everyone for 5 days ago. Hopefully you’ve all recovered somewhat. I figured I’d ring in the new year with a classy photo, and we all know that black and white = instant class😀

All kidding aside, I’m a little annoyed at that blasted window frame in the background, but oh well.